Tonia
Cutting
for Stone by Abraham Verghese
Can't We
Talk about Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast
Station
Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
The
Library Book by Susan Orlean
All the
Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Girls
Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
Fahrenheit
451 by Ray Bradbury
A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
The
Awakening by Kate Chopin
The House
of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Little
Bee by Chris Cleave
84,
Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
The Great
Alone by Kristin Hannah
One Day
in December by Josie Silver
The 7 ½
Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle by Stuart Turton
We Have
Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
The
Traveling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Convenience
Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
1,000
Books to Read Before You Die: A Life-Changing List by James
Mustich
The Woman
They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight For Freedom, and
the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore
Outlive:
The Science & Art of Longevity by Peter Attia
The
Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
On
Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century by
Timothy Snyder
Sidewalk
Flowers by JonArno Lawson
The Old
Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Just a
Pilgrim by Garth Ennis
Make Way
for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey
American
Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
The Cat
Who Wouldn't Come Inside: Based on a True Story by
Cynthia von Buhler
Things
Change by Patrick Jones
Blankets by Craig
Thompson
The
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Pickles The
Fire Cat by Esther Averill
The
October Country by Ray Bradbury
Stoner by John
Williams
Jeanne
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett - I love Pratchett’s sense of humor along with his
grasp of humanity—the good and the bad. When a con man is finally caught, he’s
given a choice of death or reviving the post office. This can be read as a
standalone.
Accidental Alchemist series by Gigi Pandian - A 300 year old alchemist is starting a new life
in Portland, only to discover that a real gargoyle has hitched a ride. The whole series is a lot of fun: mystery,
history, food, and fantasy blend together to make a delightful read. The first
book in the series is The Accidental
Alchemist.
Cleo Mack series by G.P. Gardner books -
I thoroughly enjoyed these books which feature a sensible, mature sleuth,
interesting supporting characters, and a solid mystery. The first book is Murder at Harbor Village. Alas, there are only three in the series!
Underfoot in Show Business by Helene Hanff - Hanff set out to become a playwright in New York in
the 1940s, working a variety of jobs and living in a variety of places, and
almost always hand to mouth. Her humor and
tenacity shine through as she navigates the world of theatre and that new
medium, television.
Cat’s Claw by Dolores Hitchens
Rachel Murdock is an apple-cheeked, white-haired little old lady who
lives with her sister Jennifer in Los Angeles. You’d think these elderly ladies
would be quiet and staid, and in Jennifer’s case you’d be right. Rachel, however, has become quite the fan of
crime solving, much to her sister’s mortification. This series was written in the 1940s, with WW
II firmly in the background. The series
doesn’t need to be read in order, but the first book is The Cat Saw Murder.
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